title: Medical versus surgical treatment of asymptomatic carotid stenosis: the ever-changing nature of evidence-based medicine.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Stroke Division, 330 Brookline Avenue, Palmer 127, Boston, MA 02215, USA. mselim@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Magdy H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Selim
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Molina
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents